Topic: Ohio Election

A supercut features various Democratic politicians, including Stacey Abrams, Hillary Clinton, and Kamala Harris, questioning the legitimacy of election results in 2000, 2004, 2016, and 2018. The clips show officials objecting to electoral vote counts in states like Ohio, Florida, and Georgia, highlighting what the hosts describe as a double standard regarding "election denialism."

Donald Trump targets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, debuting the nickname "Ron DeSanctimonious" during a campaign event in Ohio. CBS News reports that Trump is warning rivals to stay out of the 2024 race while claiming to have damaging information on DeSantis. The hosts discuss the etymology of "sanctimonious" and Trump's aggressive political posturing.

Donald Trump held a rally in Ohio featuring Marjorie Taylor Greene and a speaker identified as Dr. Frank. Dr. Frank provided a technical "reverse engineering" of the 2020 election results that the hosts found compelling. Trump's performance is described as a mix of old rally themes and new ad-libbed material.

President Trump is attempting to nationalize local midterm races by focusing on the economy and border security. Data from special elections in Ohio shows high Democratic turnout in suburbs but lower Republican turnout in rural areas. The challenge for the GOP is motivating voters to support "establishment" candidates that Trump previously criticized.

Senator Sherrod Brown's background as a Yale graduate and former Russian Studies student is examined in the context of his potential 2020 presidential run. Brown, an Eagle Scout and longtime ally of Bernie Sanders, is being positioned by some media outlets as a candidate who could unite the Democratic Party's establishment and progressive wings. His aggressive stance against the Jackson nomination is viewed as a way to raise his national profile.

The saturation of campaign advertisements in Ohio during the 2012 election is discussed. A listener references a controversial ad depicting a politician pushing an elderly woman off a cliff. The hosts clarify that the ad was a Super PAC production targeting Paul Ryan's budget proposals, though it was frequently associated with Mitt Romney in the public consciousness.

Mike Connell, a high-level IT guru for the GOP and a key witness in an Ohio election fraud lawsuit, was killed in a private plane crash. The crash occurred shortly after Connell gave a deposition regarding the 2004 presidential election. The circumstances of the crash, including reports that the plane ran out of fuel, are met with deep suspicion.